About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of embracing one's true self to build dating confidence and find meaningful love.

In Day 2 of our 7 Days of Dating Confidence, we're talking about the confidence that comes from embracing who you are instead of trying to become someone you're not. In this episode, we're joined by psychotherapist and Deeper Dating author Ken Page, who helps us see that the qualities we often try to hide—our sensitivity, depth, passion, or quirks—may actually be the very things that lead us to meaningful love. We discuss how to identify your core gifts, stop seeing yourself as a project that needs fixing, and trust that the right relationship comes from authenticity, not perfection. If you've ever felt like you need to be "more" or "less" of something to find love, this episode is your reminder that confidence begins when you start appreciating what makes you uniquely lovable. Learn more about Ken Page visit https://www.deeperdating.com/ - Take the Dating Archetypes quiz now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Read our book: How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide To Finding Your Person and Falling in Love: https://howtobedateable.com/ Try the Dateable AI Dating Coach: Get personalized advice trained on our years of podcast episodes, courses and frameworks: https://studio.com/dateable…

People in this episode

Hosts: Yue Xu, Julie Krafchick

Guest: Ken Page

Topics covered

• dating confidence
• authenticity
• self-acceptance
• core gifts
• meaningful love

Keywords

• dating confidence
• authenticity
• self-acceptance
• core gifts
• meaningful love
• psychotherapy
• relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deeper Dating, Dateable

Books & works: How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide To Finding Your Person and Falling in Love

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